Thailand has officially elevated its native felines to national status. In a move reflecting both cultural pride and a booming pet economy, the cabinet on Nov 18 approved the designation of “Thai cat” as the country’s national symbol in the pet category.

Public health authorities have warned of mounting psychological strain among evacuees displaced by unrest along the Thai-Cambodian border, as the total number of people in shelters rose to more than 263,000.

A Senate committee is expected to decide on Tuesday on whether to retain, amend or revoke the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Cambodia in 2001 on overlapping maritime boundaries, following a 24-year period marked by limited progress.

If there is one truth about work today, it is this: Leadership is no longer a job title. It is a way of showing up.

With the border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia showing no sign of letting up, defence officials and security analysts are pointing to a new battlefield that extends far beyond artillery and airstrikes: the war of information.

Thailand says Cambodia is violating international human rights law by preventing up to 7,000 Thai nationals in the Poipet border town from returning home despite a prior commitment to reopen the border.